Whip-socket



(No Model.)

R. WINDGASSEN.

Whip Socket.

' Patnted Mafch 15,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD WINDGASSEN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WHIP-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,008, dated March15, 1881.

Application filed November 22, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD WINDGASSEN, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Whip Sockets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is in the nature of an improvement upon whip holders orsockets attached to wagon and buggy dashes; and has for its object theattachment to the socket of a convenient locking device, whereby thewhip cannot be readily withdrawn from the socket when locked.

My invention consists of a metal tube forming the socket, provided withclamps and screws upon one side for attachment to the frame of the dash,and a metal spring with curved ends, which are made to impinge stronglyagainst the whip-stock when the looking device is in use. Upon one sideof the socket a groove is formed, within which the locking mechanism forpressing the spring out and for drawing itback when the device isunlocked is concealed. The locking-spring is riveted or otherwiseattached at the center of its length to a returning-spring, which latterspring is attached to one end of the socket. At the center of the socketa small cam is placed to turn upon a pivot. The actuatinglever of thecam projects through an opening or slot in the groove of the socket,where it can be readily worked by the driver of the vehicle. When thelever of the cam is turned up or down, as the case may be, thelockingspring is forced inward and caused to impinge with considerableforce against the handle or stock of the Whip, and when the lever of thecam is turned in an opposite direction the locking-spring is forced backinto the groove of the socket by means of the returning-springpreviously mentioned.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a section through the verticalaxis of a whip holder or socket containing my improvement; and Fig. 2 isa plan thereof, showing the clamps and screws for attaching the socketto the frame of the dash.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts.

A is the whip holder or socket, constructed of any suitable material,but preferably of metal, and provided with the usual clamps B B andscrews 1) b, for attachment to the frame of the dash.

A is a groove formed upon one side of the socket A to receive thelocking-spring O and the devices for pressing it inward and outward.

D is the returning-spring, riveted at cl to the locking-spring (l, andat d to the groove A.

E is the cam, pivoted upon the pin 6, and provided with a lever, e. Inthe side of the groove A a slot, at, is cut, through which the lever 6projects to operate the device.

The ends 0 c of the locking-spring O are curved, to avoid abrasion ofthe covering on the whip-stock when the whip is thrust into or withdrawnfrom the socket, and the returning-spring D is given such aform as willforce the locking-spring 0 back into the groove A when cam E is turnedin the direction to unlock the device.

The socket A is usually coveredwith leather, to give it a tastyappearance, and the lever e of the cam E is made of sufficient length toadmit of the operation of the device after the leather covering has beenapplied to the socket. The form of the cam' E, together with thepressure of the returning-spring upon the face of it, is sufficient toretain the cam in either the locked or unlocked position.

The extreme compactness and utility of the device is obvious from thedrawings, and the simplicity and small expense of construction will makeit a valuable improvement upon the ordinary form of whip holders orsockets now in use.

I am aware that a spring has been attached at its lower end to theinterior of a whipholder, said spring at its upper end bearing on thewhip, the spring being acted on by a cam-lever arranged in an enlargedchamber provided at one side of the holder; but such is not myinvention, and is herebydisclaimed.

Having described my invention what I claim is The combination of theholder or socket A, having the longitudinal groove A ,theretaining-spring D, attached Within the groove of the holder or socketat its lower end, the spring 0, attached to the upper end of theretainingt0 the foregoing specification in the presence spring andhaving two free ends for binding of two subscribing witnesses. againstthe whip and a cam-lever, E, pivoted within the groove A and projectingthrough RICHARD WINDGASSEN' 5 a slot a, in the holder or socket, allsubstan- Witnesses:

tially as and for the purpose described. 0. W. WITHENBURY,

In testimony whereof I have signed my name COLLIN FORD, Jr.

